Luo Fu
Luo Fu, was a Taiwanese writer and poet.
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Luo Fu
- Name
- Luo Fu
- Birth Name
- Mo Yun-tuan (莫運端)
- Born
- 11 May 1928
- Birthplace
- Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China
- Died
- 19 March 2018
- Place of death
- Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan
- Occupation
- poet
- Education
- Tamkang University (BA)
- Spouse
- Chen Chiung-fang Mo Luo-fu (11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name Luo Fu, was a Taiwanese writer and poet.
- Full name
- 莫洛夫.
- Nationality
- Republic of China, Taiwan and People's Republic of China.
- Languages
- Standard Chinese.
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Luo Fu, was a Taiwanese writer and poet.
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Luo Fu (1928–2018) was a poet and writer and a national of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. Born 莫洛夫 in Hengyang, the poet died in Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
Luo Fu studied at Tamkang University. The poet was a member of Epoch Poetry Society. Languages used include Standard Chinese.
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Key facts
• Name — Luo Fu • Pen Name — Luo Fu • Birth Name — Mo Yun-tuan (莫運端) • Born — 11 May 1928 • Birthplace — Hengyang, Hunan, Republic of China • Died — 19 March 2018 • Place of death — Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan • Occupation — poet • Language — Chinese • Education — Tamkang University (BA) • Period — 1943–2018 • Spouse — Chen Chiung-fang Mo Luo-fu (11 May 1928 – 19 March 2018), known by the pen name Luo Fu, was a Taiwanese writer and poet.
Early life
Early life
He was born Mo Yun-tuan in 1928 and raised in Hengyang. Mo's first work was published in 1943. He joined the Republic of China Navy, and moved to Taiwan in 1949. Mo received a bachelor's degree in English from Tamkang University in 1973, the same year he retired from the navy. He married Chen Chiung-fang of Kinmen.
Career
Career
In Taiwan, Mo published several collections of poetry, anthologies, and essays, as well as a number of translations. His own works were translated into several languages. Mo and his contemporary Yu Kwang-chung were described as the Gemini of Chinese poetry, in reference to the constellation depicting the mythological twins Castor and Pollux. Luo Fu founded the Epoch Poetry Society alongside Chang Mo and Ya Hsien in 1954. He later left Taiwan for Canada in 1995. Wang Dan published a collection of poems titled Travel in Cold Alone in 2000, and cited Mo as an influence. Mo's poem "Driftwood" (2000) was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. His final works were published in January 2018.
Death
Death
In June 2016, Mo was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung. He died of respiratory complications on 19 March 2018, while seeking treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
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Hengyang.
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
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- 1.Balcom, John. Lo Fu. Poetry International Web. 1 May 2007.
- 2.Chung, Jake. Kinmen project to honor late poet might be reborn. Taipei Times. 24 March 2018.
- 3.Balcom, John. New Perspectives on Contemporary Chinese Poetry. Palgrave Macmillan. 65–84. 2008. 978-1-349-53670-2.
- 4.著名诗人洛夫凌晨逝世,与余光中并称诗坛双子星座. Phoenix Television. 19 March 2018.
- 5.Shih, Hsiu-chuan. Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu honored posthumously. Central News Agency. 11 April 2018.
- 6.Yu, Sen-lun. Wang Dan's bitter road from student rebel to poet. Taipei Times. 30 July 2000.
- 7.台灣當代詩人洛夫19日清晨病逝 享耆壽91歲. Apple Daily. 19 March 2018.
- 8.Cheng, Sabine. Renowned Taiwanese poet Lo Fu dies at 91. Central News Agency. 19 March 2018.
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